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This article applies for ALL Shared linux servers with cPanel.

Although Jetbackup 4 and Jetbackup 5 are very similar, there are a couple of minor differences for the end-user. Bellow are explained all steps to restore each component for both - Jetbackup 4 and Jetbackup 5

NOTE: If the icon in cPanel says Jetbackup only - that's Jetbackup 4.

How to restore a database

Jetbackup 5

  1. Login to your cPanel account

  2. Scroll down, or use the search bar and type "Jetbackup 5" -> click on it

  3. Click on Databases

  1. Click on the desired backup (you will also have an option to choose from all available dates)

  1. In the Backup summary page, select the object and click on Restore selected items

Jetbackup 4

  1. Login to your cPanel account

  2. Scroll down, or use the search bar and type "Jetbackup" -> click on it

  3. Click on Databases

  4. You will be presented with all available restore points. There are two options - Download the backup or Restore

How to restore file backups

Jetbackup 5

  1. Login to your cPanel account

  2. Scroll down, or use the search bar and type Jetbackup 5 -> click on it

  3. Click on the Home directory tab

  4. You will be presented with all restore points for your files. By default your entire home directory is selected, but you can choose which directory/s to restore.

Jetbackup 4

  1. Login to your cPanel account

  2. Scroll down, or use the search bar and type Jetbackup -> click on it

  3. Click on File backups

  4. You will be presented with all available restore points to choose from. Click on **File manager **

  1. Choose the directories you want to restore and proceed with the selection.

How to restore email backups

Jetbackup 5

  1. Login to your cPanel account

  2. Scroll down, or use the search bar and type Jetbackup 5 -> click on it

  3. Click on Email Accounts

  1. Choose the desired backup and click on Restore.

  1. Click on Restore Selected Items

Jetbackup 4

  1. Login to your cPanel account

  2. Scroll down, or use the search bar and type Jetbackup -> click on it

  3. Click on Email backups

  4. Follow the steps bellow

How to perform a full account restoration

Jetbackup 5

  1. Login to your cPanel account

  2. Scroll down, or use the search bar and type Jetbackup 5 -> click on it

  3. From the navigation bar, click on Full Account tab

  4. Click on the desired restore point -> Click on Restore

  1. Choose which items to restore -> Click on Restore Selected Items

You can also restore lost scheduled jobs (Cronjobs), SSL certificates and Database user from within the Jetbackup 5 interface. The process is identical, you just need to navigate through the Jetbackup tabs.

IMPORTANT: SSL certificates and MySQL users cannot be restored by Jetbackup 4.

Updated 4 months ago